Culture in Practice

Puh, that was a lot to read on DataSQRL's culture. We put a lot of thought into it because we believe that culture is really important. But what does culture mean for the day-to-day reality of working at DataSQRL? How do the values manifest in how we act?

Here are some examples and suggestions for how to live our culture.

Belonging:

• We make an effort to bring people in, provide context, and open space for constructive conversations.
• We extend smart trust, assume the best intentions, and try to understand before we judge.
• We use active listening and non-violent communication.
• If we feel unsafe or disrespected, we excuse ourselves from the situation, evaluate, and seek help.
• We are self-aware and take responsibility for our emotions. We invest into our emotional resilience to avoid outsourcing negative emotions to others.

Resourcefulness:

• We invite ideas - even the crazy ones - to explore the space of possibilities. We evaluate and judge ideas, not the people behind them.
• We prefer lean execution and getting things done over complete or comprehensive solutions to get feedback quickly and iterate.
• We balance quality with efficient execution and own the tradeoff.

Responsibility:

• We clearly articulate and write down our plans and commitments and share those freely with the company.
• We hold each other accountable for our commitments and actions without attacking the person.
• We assume responsibility in everything we do and embrace failure when we fall short. We are here to learn and grow, and not to protect our egos.

As always, send us your feedback and let us know if we should add additional nuggets of culture and values in practice.